The year will begin for the Under 18 National Team with a friendly against Spain, scheduled for Wednesday 15 January (14:30 CET, live on Vivo Azzurro TV) at Coverciano, who ended 2024 by winning both test matches against Switzerland in November (2-1 and 1-0)

Head Coach Daniele Franceschini has called up 20 players, all 18 years old, apart from a 17 year old (Andrea Michieletto), who will gather at the Centro Tecnico Federale on the evening of Sunday 12 January. 

SQUAD LIST

Goalkeepers: Massimo Pessina (Bologna), Tommaso Vannucchi (Fiorentina);
Defenders: Lamine Ballo (Inter), Cristian Cama (Roma), Federico Colombo (AC Milan), Manuel Maffessoli (Atalanta), Federico Nardin (Roma), Nirash Raffaello Perera (AC Milan), Nicolas Trabucchi (Parma), Francesco Verde (Juventus);
Midfielders: Giacomo Arduini (Roma), Nicolò Artesani (Atalanta), Davide Bono (Atalanta), Lorenzo Bonsignori Goggi (Atalanta), Filippo Cerpelletti (Inter), Matteo Mantini (Inter), Ernesto Perin (AC Milan);
Forwards: Giovanni Chiricallo (Sassuolo), Alessandro Crimaldi (Bochum), Andrea Michieletto (Atalanta).

Staff - Head Coach: Daniele Franceschini; Vice coordinator of National Youth Teams: Daniele Zoratto; Assistant Coach: Manuel Pasqual; Goalkeeper Coach: Stefano Baroncini; Athletic Trainer: Roberto Ghielmetti; Match Analyst: Federico Santi; Medics: Riccardo Monti e Sebastiano Porcino; Physiotherapist: Saverio Didonato; Secretary: Sabrina Filacchione.